PRAYERS TO OUR LADY

Mary Ellen's Blog – May 2012 Archive (3)

Gentle Lamb

Click here to listen to a most beautiful hymn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhrcBNC6we8

Added by Mary Ellen on May 26, 2012 at 11:31pm — No Comments

We are orphans and St. Louis de Montfort

I feel very deeply in these troubled times that I am an orphan and Mary has adopted me out of the chaos. I feel like all of us here are orphans because of what has happened to our poor Church!

One of my favorite verses from the Little Crown is this:

"Glory be to thee, oh Mother of orphans; render the Almighty favorable to us!"

I say this little verse often and I am, for me, adding the Little Crown Prayer as an additional prayer for the talks in Rome. It is a…

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Added by Mary Ellen on May 21, 2012 at 2:17pm — 3 Comments

The Alleluia after the Epistle at Mass yesterday

As we all have been praying the novena to the Holy Ghost for the Holy Father and for Bishop Fellay and the others on the Council in addition to for all the Bishops. One thing that struck me at mass yesterday was the Alleluia after the Epistle:

"The Lord hath reigned over all the nations; God sitteth on His holy throne. Alleluia. I will not leave you orphans; I go and I come to you, and your heart shall rejoice. Alleluia."

Added by Mary Ellen on May 21, 2012 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment